Wire-winder.



W. F. SGHULZ.

WIRE WINDER.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 21, 1913.

1,132,622. Patented Mar. 23,1915.

THE NORRIS FETERSQW.WISHINGTDN. D. C

WIRE-WINIDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

Application filed June 21, 1913. Serial No. 775,082.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SOHULZ, citizen of the United States,residing at Campbellsport, in the county of Fond du Lac and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWire-VVinders, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention refers broadly to the class of winding and reeling andmore particu larly to a wire winder which is especially adapted for usein the building of wire fences, where a certain desirable progressivefeed is necessary for facilitating the building of the fence.

The primary object of thisinvention resides in the provision of a devicewhich may be conveniently used for either dispensing the wire or windingthe same thereon, and one which may be readily transferred during thefence building operation.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a rotatable shafton which the wire is wound, having associated therewith suitable Wireretaining blocks so as to prevent the lateral spread of wire on theshaft, and will maintain the same in a compact form so that the same maybe readily removed from the frame either with or without the wire whenso desired.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is side elevation of the deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the wire winding shaft; andFig. 4 is a side elevation of the same.

In the drawings wherein is shown the preferred form of my invention thenumeral 5 represents a frame which in the present instance comprises apair of horizontal base bars 6 which converge inwardly toward the rearand has journaled between the extreme ends thereof a roller 7 theforward ends thereof being in engagement with a base bar 8, which isprovided with a roller 9 on each end thereof. Secured to the base bar 8are a pair of vertical uprights 10 which have engagement at the upperends thereof with the inclined bars 11 which have their :7. A suitablebrace bar 11 israrranged at the upper end of the vertical uprights 10and has extending therefrom a brace hook 12 which is in engagement withahorizontal rod 13, the latter being positioned between the inclined bars11 having the opposite ends thereof rigidly secured therein. The hook 12is preferably formed from a strand of wire having the free ends thereofsecured to the base bar 11 and the midway portion thereof bent inwardlyso as to provide a hook 14 which is in engagement with the rod 13 asabove stated so as to hold the inclined bars 11 in engagement with thevertical uprights 10.

A bearing block 15 is arranged on each of the vertical uprights 10approximately midway the ends thereof, each of the bearing blocks beingprovided with the usual eye 16, the said eyes being engaged by theopposite ends of a shaft 17. Wire retaining members to Fig. 3 it will beseen that when the shaft 17 is rotated through the medium of a handcrank or any other suitable means, the wire will be wound around theshaft 17 and the hook 19 between the members 18, said members revolvingwith the shaft 17 in view of the fact that the hook 19 which is carriedtherebyis secured thereto in a manner heretofore described.

In operation the wire is placed on the shaft 17 between the members 18,and is readily dispensed therefrom by merely exerting pressure on theone end of the wire so as to cause the shaft 17 to rotate therebyallowing the wire to be fed as desired in the building of fences or thelike, and the frame in which the shaft 17 is mounted, readilytransferred from place to place by the provision of rollers on thebottom thereof. The device may be likewise advantageously used forwinding wire thereon, in which instance the shaft 17 would be slightlyelongated beyond one of the uprights 10, and squared so as to be adaptedfor the reception of a crank, however the main feature resides in thefeeding of the wire as before pointed out for facilitating the buildingof fences or the like.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of myinvention and that various minor changes in detail of construction,proportion and arran ement of the parts may be made within the scope ofthe appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is l. A wire winder including a frame havinga shaft rotatably mounted therein, independent wire retaining elementscarried by said frame for preventing the displacement of the wire whilebeing unwound, and means extending transversely through said elementsand being detachably connected with said shaft whereby the elements andshaft are simultaneously actuated while unreeling the Wire, thetransverse movement of said elements on said shaft being limited 2. Awire winder including a frame having a shaft revolubly mounted therein,wire retaining elements movably mounted on the shaft, a member extendingthrough said element, and means detachably carried by said shaftadjacent said elements for detachable engagement with said member toproduce simultaneous actuation of the wire retaining element and shaft.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. SCHULZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. PAAs, HERMAN J. PAAS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. ii.

